Hey, Ellen --- "Virtual water, “land grab” and international law" [2013] ELECD 301; in Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence; Leb, Christina; Tignino, Mara (eds), "International Law and Freshwater" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) 298

Book Title: International Law and Freshwater

Editor(s): Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence; Leb, Christina; Tignino, Mara

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781005088

Section: Chapter 15

Section Title: Virtual water, “land grab” and international law

Author(s): Hey, Ellen

Number of pages: 21

Abstract/Description:

The content of a cup of coffee consists of about 7 grams of coffee and about 125 milliliters of water. It took in the order of 140 liters of water (virtual water) to grow, produce, pack and ship the coffee from, for example, Brazil, Ethiopia or Indonesia to, for example, Europe.